altare

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See also: Altare and Altäre

Afrikaans

Noun

altare

  1. plural of altaar

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin altāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: al‧tà‧re

Noun

altare m (plural altari, diminutive altarino)

  1. altar

Derived terms

Further reading

  • altare in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • altare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Etymology 1

Verb

altāre

  1. present active infinitive of altō

Etymology 2

Probably from adolēre, influenced by altus.

Alternative forms

Noun

altāre n (genitive altāris); third declension

  1. altar, fitting for burnt offerings
Usage notes

In Classical Latin, mainly used as plural form altāria. See other forms altar and altārium.

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative altāre altāria
Genitive altāris altārium
Dative altārī altāribus
Accusative altāre altāria
Ablative altārī altāribus
Vocative altāre altāria
Descendants

References

  • altare”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • altare”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Noun

altāre m or n

  1. altar

Inflection

Declension of altāre (masculine ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative altāre altārar, altāra
genitive altāres altāra
dative altāre altārum, altārem
accusative altāre altārar, altāra
Declension of altāre (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative altāre altāre, altāru
genitive altāres altāra
dative altāre altārum, altārem
accusative altāre altāre, altāru

Descendants

Swahili

Etymology

Presumably borrowed from English altar, although the preservation of the rhotic may indicate a form created by missionaries under the influence of Latin altare.

Pronunciation

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Noun

altare (n class, plural altare)

  1. altar

Swedish

altare

Etymology

From late Old Norse altari, from Old Saxon altari, from Latin altāre (altar).

Noun

altare n

  1. altar (flat-topped structure used for religious rites)

Declension

Declension of altare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative altare altaret altare altarna
Genitive altares altarets altares altarnas

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